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Development In Doldrums Thanks to an upsurge in terrorist
activities, whatever little development the country was achieving has been hindered
("Nepal's Development Dilemma", SPOTLIGHT, February 8). It is strange that a
group that claims to be pro-poor and pro-development is destroying the country's
communication and transportation infrastructure. What message do the Maoists intend to
give by engaging in such activities? It is clear that the rebels are bent on ruining the
country. And still they claim to be fighting for the disadvantaged and dispossessed. What
a ridiculous irony! Sudhir Basnet Over-Dependence On Aid Nepal is already over-dependent on foreign
aid ("Nepal's Development Dilemma", SPOTLIGHT, February 8). Unless the country
finds its own resources to sustain itself, the future will grow increasingly bleaker.
Feeding people on foreign donations is not something to be proud of. Although the
international community has pledged greater assistance, it is imperative for the country
to find a way of reducing its external dependence. Dinesh Chaulagain International Support It is high time that the international
community, particularly the community of developed western countries, gave more attention
to pulling least developed countries out of their morass ("Nepal's Development
Dilemma", SPOTLIGHT, February 8). There is a popular saying that poverty anywhere is
a threat to prosperity everywhere. The leaders of rich and developed countries must become
sensitive to the needs of the entire human civilization. International stability cannot be
attained without distributing prosperity equitably across the world. Girish Bahadur Bista Dreams Of Development Nepal's development woes have been
aggravated by the bloody Maoist insurgency ("Nepal's Development Dilemma",
SPOTLIGHT, February 8). As the world is engaged in a war against terrorism, Nepal has a
special opportunity to seek international support for its fight against Maoist terrorists.
As security is closely linked with development, the task of wiping out terrorism has
naturally become the first priority of the government. One can only hope that good sense
prevails on the Maoists and they come to the national mainstream by abandoning violence. Janak Shakya Singh's Death The death of Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP)
supremo Gajendra Narayan Singh is bound to affect the entire Terai community ("Light
Of Liberty", SPOTLIGHT, February 1). He had worked tirelessly to raise the status of
Madhesi people. Until his final days, Singh was working to change existing citizenship
provisions so that tens of thousands of legitimate people from the Terai could get
Nepalese citizenship certificate. One can only hope that other leaders of the NSP will
follow his footsteps. Brajesh Jha Point To Ponder The story "Whither Judiciary?"
(SPOTLIGHT, February 1) has raised some very pertinent points regarding Nepal's
judicial environment vis-‡-vis foreign investment. A sound and efficacious judicial
process is one of the major factors that influence a country's ability to attract foreign
investment. Nepal's judiciary has a long way to go before it can instil confidence among
foreign investors. The case of Indosuez Bank can serve as a good example of how our
judiciary deals with such a vital issue. Given its long experience, however, there is no
room for doubting the efficacy and judgment of our judiciary. Shri Krishna Mainali |
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